| |
6–9 years
|
10–12 years
|
13–15 years
|
Total
| | |
|---|
|
Variables
|
N (%)
|
N (%)
|
N (%)
|
N (%)
|
*P value
|
95% CI
|
|
Weight-for-age (N = 176)
|
|
Underweight
|
23(15.6)
|
9(31.1)
|
…….
|
32(18.2)
|
0.037
|
10.3–27.3
|
|
Normal
|
109(74.2)
|
20(68.9)
|
….....
|
129(73.3)
| |
59.1–87.5
|
|
Overweight
|
15(10.2)
|
0(0.0)
|
…….
|
15(8.5)
| |
4.5–13.1
|
|
Total
|
147(100.0)
|
29(100.0)
|
…….
|
176(100.0)
| |
|
Height-for-age (N = 450)
|
|
Stunted
|
50(34.0)
|
52(44.1)
|
85(45.9)
|
187(41.6)
|
0.002
|
25.0–45.5
|
|
Normal
|
97(65.0)
|
66(55.9)
|
100(54.1)
|
262(58.4)
| |
47.7–75.6
|
|
Total
|
147(100.0)
|
118(100.0)
|
185(100.0
|
450(100.0)
| |
|
Body Mass Index-for-age (N = 450)
|
|
Thinness
|
20(13.6)
|
17(14.4)
|
53(28.6)
|
90(20.0)
|
0.000
|
6.8–22.1
|
|
Normal
|
94(70.7)
|
91(77.1)
|
123(66.5)
|
318(70.7)
|
58.5–88.1
|
|
Overweight
|
23(15.7)
|
10(8.5)
|
9(4.9)
|
42(9.3)
| |
8.0–18.2
|
|
Total
|
147(100.0)
|
118(100.0)
|
185(100.0)
|
450(100.0)
| | |
|
Serum vitamin A status (N = 90)
|
|
Deficient (≤20 μg/dl)
|
18(56.2)
|
11(44.0)
|
17(51.5)
|
46(51.1)
|
0.497
|
41.1–61.1
|
|
Normal (> 20 μg/dl)
|
14(43.8)
|
14(56.0)
|
16(48.5)
|
44(48.9)
| |
38.9–58.9
|
|
Total
|
32(100.0)
|
25(100.0)
|
33(100.0)
|
90(100.0)
| |
|
Serum zinc status (N = 90)
|
|
Normal (≥80 μg/dl)
|
17(53.1)
|
13(52.0)
|
21(63.6)
|
51(56.7)
|
0.595
|
46.7–66.7
|
|
Deficient (< 80 μg/dl)
|
15(46.9)
|
12(48.0)
|
12(36.4)
|
39(43.3)
| |
33.3–53.3
|
|
Total
|
32(100.0)
|
25(100.0)
|
33(100.0)
|
90(100.0)
| | |
- *P values were generated through chi square analysis, CI Confidence interval
